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re: 2018 3-star APB/Slot WR Slade Bolden, West Monroe, Louisiana commits to Alabama
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:12 am to bigpapamac
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:12 am to bigpapamac
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Well, to sound cliche, we have an OC we got from New England so we need a couple of white slot receivers now.
AL.com compared him to Julian Edelman.... because he's played QB and so did Edelman in college .... yeah, I'm sure that's the real reason for the comparison al.com ;)winkwink;)
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:36 am to BIGJLAW
Do you know how to read? If so you lack comprehension. No salt here.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:28 am to Drizzt
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When did Bama become 3 star U?
Two of eight (nine this afternoon) commits, with one being a punter?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:26 am to TideSaint
Alabama taking 3* now 
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:33 am to Nissanmaxima
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 9:35 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:34 am to Nissanmaxima
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Alabama taking 3* now
You know how this works. He won't be a 3-star by the end of the recruiting cycle.
ETA: Alabama has only taken five 3-stars in the last two classes combined.
Here are the positions they play:
Kicker
Punter
Long Snapper
Center
Slade Bolden will be a Slot WR/APB.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 9:35 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:50 am to BigEdLSU
I have great reading skills. Wasn't specifically calling you out but you seem to have taken it that way. Toughen up!
3+ pages, like I said. Keep it rolling.
3+ pages, like I said. Keep it rolling.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 10:52 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:05 am to TideSaint
Probably will never see the field at Bama.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:10 pm to Swampman
Guy is pretty good, but not on Bamas talent level.
Prob baby doesn't see the field much at Bama.
I'm curious if this is a long play for another, better player he's friends with or something.
Prob baby doesn't see the field much at Bama.
I'm curious if this is a long play for another, better player he's friends with or something.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:18 pm to TheCaterpillar
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I'm curious if this is a long play for another, better player he's friends with or something.
Our mods on 247 say Saban loves Bolden. He personally started recruiting him after his performance at camp last month.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:25 pm to TideSaint
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Not to sound like a cliché, but he looks a lot like Christian McCaffrey on film.
Well that's awkward.
I don't know if anyone already asked but is he going to play receiver? He's not big enough for RB in the SEC.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:26 pm to Adam4848
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He's not big enough for RB in the SEC.
He weighs 200 pounds as a high school Junior.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:28 pm to TideSaint
So back to my original question is he going to stick to RB?
I've stood next to him, if he's 200lbs now I'm not stepping on a scale for a long time.
I've stood next to him, if he's 200lbs now I'm not stepping on a scale for a long time.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:32 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Guy is pretty good, but not on Bamas talent level.
Prob baby doesn't see the field much at Bama.
I'm curious if this is a long play for another, better player he's friends with or something.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:33 pm to Adam4848
Based on his recent quotes, even Slade doesn't expect to play RB. I agree with some of the other posters here that he probably won't see the field for a while at Bama and may end up transferring after a couple of years. Good luck to him.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:34 pm to TideSaint
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He weighs 200 pounds as a high school Junior.
People get really caught up on this forum with this stuff.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:10 pm to TheCaterpillar
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I'm curious if this is a long play for another, better player he's friends with or something.
It is widely known locally that WM has numerous good players in the 2019 and 2020 class coming up. WM fans would have been fine with him going to TCU (even though they've established a nice pipeline also), but we did not want Bama having Slade in the ear of the younger WM players that people will start hearing about - starting this fall - and continuing for the next 3 seasons.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:58 pm to TigerScratch
Arledge coached O at Northwestern. You think Slade, who will not see them at all because he will be away at college, will have more influence than their coach they see every day?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:29 pm to Adam4848
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I've stood next to him, if he's 200lbs now I'm not stepping on a scale for a long time.
Well, however much he weighs, he recently bench pressed 225 lbs. 13 times (McCaffrey only did 10 reps at the NFL Combine), squatted 455, and power cleaned 250 lbs 4 times. So he's strong as an ox for his size. 5'11.5" 198 is actually a pretty good size for a slot WR, and big enough for a situational RB (at least).
Posted on 8/4/17 at 3:00 pm to Blanky6715
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Oh you mean when all those mods figured out he was going to Bama.
I would say that an offer from Bama - a committable offer at that - would warrant a deeper look at a player's film by the recruiting services. If Bama is willing to accept a commit from a player, history has shown he's likely very good. The "bama bump" is more a result of the ranking services respecting Saban and staff evaluations and what they've done and much less about falsely inflating rankings like some of you wish to be the case.
It's not like on field results disprove your theory or anything.
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